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CALYCI FLORAE. 
A shrub about 10 feet in height: branches compressed, 
subtetragonal, glabrous. Leaves alternate, petiolate, about 
9 inches long, and 5 broad, 3-ply nerved besides a mar- 
ginal pair, marked with transverse parallel nerves: petiole 
terete, glabrous. Thyrse panicJed, shorter than the 
leaves : peduncle tetragonal, compressed, coloured, gla- 
brous : branches decussating. Flowers white, pedicelled. 
Stamens 13? Style erect ; stigma subcapitate. 
It is a remarkable peculiarity that the leaves should be 
alternate. That such is the case I am positive. I regret 
that the description should in some respects be defective. 
8 . Conostegia Alpina. Alpine Conostegia. 
Branchlets stellato-puberulous and farinose, 
leaves ovate acuminate denticulato-serruiated 
sub-glabrous 3 ply-nerved, thyrse terminal with 
the branches patulous, alibastrum conical obtuse, 
petals oblong, stamens 10 , capsule 5-celled. 
II A B. Woods, Vicinity of Catherine’s Peak. 
F L- August, September. 
A shrub about 10 feet in height. Leaves decussating, 
subglabrous (a minute stellated pubescence to be detected 
by the glass) 3-ply-nerved besides a marginal pair: peti- 
ole terete. Thyrse shorter than the leaf: peduncle tetra- 
gonal, compressed, stellato-puberulous. Flowers white, 
pedicelled : pedicels jointed about the middle, and fur- 
nished there with a pair of minute subulate bracteoles. 
Alibastrum obtuse : persistent portion of the calyx scarce- 
ly produced beyond the ovary. Petals 5, oblong. {Sta- 
mens 10 : anthers tetragonal, one-pored. Ovary spheri- 
cal : style thick : stigma capitato-depressed. Berry size 
of a currant, black, 5-celled : seeds numerous, minute, 
oval. 
XI. Diplochita. 
Calyx at the base adhering to the ovary ; when 
young cylindrical and involuted by a pair of brac- 
teoles ; throat generally ciliated 5 limb obtusely 
5-6 toothed and persistent. Petals 5-6, generally 
oblong. Anthers at the base biauriculated, one- 
